Public safety is dominating the campaign discourse ahead of a municipal election that has three candidates vying to replace Mayor Kate Rogers at the head of the council table.
Jenica Atwin, Coun. Steven Hicks, John Reid in race to replace Mayor Kate Rogers
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: May 06, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Three candidates are in the race for mayor of Fredericton, including, from left, Jenica Atwin, John Reid and Coun. Steven Hicks. (CBC)
Public safety is dominating the campaign discourse ahead of a municipal election in Fredericton that has three candidates vying to replace outgoing Mayor Kate Rogers.
Running in the mayoral race are Jenica Atwin, a two-term member of parliament for the region, Coun. Steven Hicks, a probation officer who’s served on council since 2008, and John Reid, a retired carpenter and construction supervisor.
According to Atwin and Hicks, public safety has dominated the conversations they’ve had with voters while attending events and canvassing neighbourhoods.
“It’s really unlike other recent municipal elections in Fredericton because I think of the top of mind concern about public safety,” said Jamie Gillies,
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